Travel Guide to Popular Attractions in Xinzhou

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1. Wutai Mountain Scenic Area-Dailuoding

Introduction

Dailuoding is a temple located east of the temple complex in the center of Taihuai Town. It is located on Dailuoding, a steep halfway ridge. It is a place dedicated to Manjusri. You can walk to Dailuoding or take the cableway. Generally, tourists will choose a step road called "Dazhi Road". There are 1080 steps along the way and the total length is about 500 meters. Believers believe that this is a road leading to wisdom, and everyone who walks on this road is... Be smart and increase your wisdom. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, I saw another small mountain rising halfway up the towering mountain. The gate and archway of the temple on the top of the mountain are surrounded by trees, and are often shrouded in clouds and mist. The hill is shaped like a big snail. In midsummer, the vegetation is luxuriant and becomes a patch of dark blue. Therefore, the temple on the top of the mountain is named Big Luoding, also known as Dailuoding. The ancient temple is called Foding Temple.

The temple was built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. There is also a large screw top inscription in the temple that was made in the 15th year of Qianlong (1750). Dailuoding has five statues of Manjushri Bodhisattva on the top of five platforms. Coming here is equivalent to going up to the top of five platforms and worshiping five Manjushri Bodhisattva at one time, so it is called "Little Chao Terrace". .

Telephone

400-1666236; 400-0350236

Time reference

1-3 hours

Transportation

The scenic spot is located in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There are the following ways to reach Wutai Mountain

Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutai Mountain shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Transport Station;

Train: Available at Taiyuan Station The train bound for Mount Wutai stops at Shahe Town, Fanzhi County, about 54 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station.

How to get to Dailuoding

1. After arriving at Taihuai Town, take a sightseeing bus (the fare and tickets are sold together) to the foot of Dailuoding Mountain and follow the stone steps Climb up the road to Dailuoding. This road is also called "Dazhi Road". There are more than a thousand stone steps. It takes about 40-70 minutes depending on your physical strength;

2 . There is also a walking hiking trail on the north slope. The slope is relatively gentle, but it is a bit detoured and the distance is relatively long

Tickets

Tickets for Wutai Mountain Scenic Area: 135 RMB (January 1st - Monday - Sunday, December 31st)

tips:

* The scenic spot is located in Wutai Mountain, and tickets for the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area need to be purchased.

Opening hours

07:30-18:30 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)

tips:

The ropeway is closed from December to February

Attraction location

In Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

2. Wutai Mountain

Introduction

Wutai Mountain is located in Wutai County in northeastern Shanxi Province, with an average altitude of more than 1,000 meters. The highest point, Beitai Yemen Peak, is about 3,058 meters above sea level. It is known as the "Roof of North China" . Wutai Mountain has a radius of about 300 kilometers. Because the five peaks rise from the ground like five pillars, standing majestically, and the peaks are as flat as a platform, so it is named Wutai. Because the climate on the mountain is very cold and there is still no heat in midsummer, it is also called Qingliang Mountain. It is a tourist area that integrates natural scenery, historical relics, ancient architectural art, Buddhist culture, folk customs, and summer vacation.

Mount Wutai is a famous Buddhist resort both at home and abroad. It is the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva. And with its long history of building temples and grand scale, Mount Wutai ranks first among the four famous mountains in Buddhism - hence the Golden Five. Mount Wutai is also known as Mount Wutai, and together with Lumbini Garden in Nepal, Sarnath, Bodhgaya and Kushinagar in India, it is also known as the world's five major Buddhist holy places. It enjoys a high reputation in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and other countries. The temples in Mount Wutai were first built by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, due to the prosperity of "Manjusri belief", there were more than 360 temples.

In the Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Lamaism to Mount Wutai, the green and yellow temples with their own characteristics appeared. The area surrounded by the tops of the five platforms in Mount Wutai is called inside the platform, and its periphery is called outside the platform.

It is said that Wutai was originally the territory of Taoism. In the "Tao Jing", Wutai Mountain is called Zifu Mountain, and the Zifu Temple was once built. "Qingliang Mountain Chronicles" states that when the Buddhist Manjusri Bodhisattva first came to China, he lived in a stone basin cave, and the stone basin was in the Taoist Xuanzhen Temple. This shows that Mount Wutai was inhabited by Taoists at that time.

The introduction of Buddhism to Wutai Mountain is generally believed to have begun in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to historical records, in December of the 10th year of Yongping (AD 67), the envoy sent by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions to seek Dharma came to Luoyang with two eminent Indian monks, She Moteng and Zhu Falan. In the eleventh year of Yongping, Shemo Teng and Zhu Falan came to Wutai Mountain (then called Qingliang Mountain) from Luoyang. Since there had been King Asoka's stupa in the mountain for a long time, and Mount Wutai was the place where Manjushri Bodhisattva taught and lived, they wanted to build a temple here. However, because Mount Wutai was a Taoist base at that time, they were quite marginalized. , so he informed Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. In order to distinguish the merits of Buddhism and Taoism, the Han Dynasty asked monks and Taoists to perform, explain, and verify. Therefore, the two parties reached an agreement to burn scriptures on a scheduled basis to distinguish the authenticity (it is said that the burning location is at the scripture burning platform in today's Xi'an) . As a result of the scripture burning, all the Taoist scriptures were burned, but the Buddhist scriptures remained intact, so the two of them obtained the right to build the temple.

Telephone

4001666236

Time reference

1 day

Transportation

Arrival Transportation in the scenic area

Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutai Mountain shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Transport Station;

Train: There are trains to Wutai Mountain from Taiyuan Station, and Wutai Mountain Station is located in Shahe Town, Fanzhi County , about 54 kilometers away from Wutaishan Scenic Area, and there is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station.

Internal transportation in the scenic area

Environmentally friendly vehicles: Environmentally friendly vehicles in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area travel between various scenic spots and hotels. You must purchase them regardless of whether you ride them or not, and you can ride them multiple times;

Staging car: To reach the top of Wutai, you need to take a boarding car at Dailuoding.

Private cars can enter the scenic spot

Tickets

Ordinary ticket: 135 RMB (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)

Tips:

The fare information is for reference only, please refer to the actual official disclosure on the day.

Opening hours

All day (all day)

(January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)

Attraction location

Yangbaiyu Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

3. Wutai Mountain Scenic Area-Daxiantong Temple

Introduction

Xiantong Temple is the largest and oldest temple in Mount Wutai. It is the earliest temple in China together with the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. This place is also one of the five major Zen places in Mount Wutai and the first of all temples in the mountain. There are seven halls built on the central axis, namely Guanyin Hall, Manjusri Hall, Mahavira Hall, Wuliang Hall, Qianbo Hall, Copper Hall and Sutra Pavilion.

Particularly outstanding is the bronze-cast Tongdian. The Tongdian is a copper-like imitation wood building. It was cast in the 34th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1606). It is one of the four existing bronze palaces in China. One (the other three bronze halls are the Wanshou Mountain Bronze Hall of the Yihe Temple in Beijing, the Bronze Hall of Wudang Mountain in Hubei, and the Bronze Hall of Mingfeng Mountain in Kunming). ?There are tens of thousands of small Buddha statues in the hall, which are rare bronze cultural relics. In the bell tower in front of Xiantong Temple is the Changming Bell, the largest bronze bell in Mount Wutai. On the surface of the bell is a Buddhist scripture in regular script with more than 10,000 characters engraved on it. It is said that the Qingliang Stone that the fifth prince of the Dragon King planned to snatch back from Mount Wutai was also enshrined in Xiantong Temple.

Telephone

0350-6545414

Time reference

1-3 hours

Tickets

Ticket: 10 RMB (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)

Opening hours

08:00-16:00 (January 1st -Monday to Sunday, December 31st)

tips:

*The above information is for reference only, please refer to the actual disclosure of the scenic spot on that day.

Attraction location

North side of Tayuan Temple, Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

4. Wutai Mountain Scenic Area - Bodhisattva Peak

Introduction

The Bodhisattva stands on the Lingjiu Peak of Wutai Mountain. According to legend, it is the residence of Manjusri, so it is also called Zhenrongyuan and Wenshu Temple.

It was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in successive dynasties. After the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Mongolian and Tibetan believers settled in Mount Wutai, and the great lama lived on Bodhisattva Peak, so Bodhisattva Peak became the head of the Yellow Temple in Mount Wutai.

Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty paid several pilgrimages to Mount Wutai, stayed at Bodhisattva Peak, and wrote inscriptions. In the hall and backyard of the east courtyard, there are two white marble four-prism steles with Han inscriptions engraved on each side of the stele. The inscriptions written in four languages: Mongolian, Manchu and Tibetan, are all handwritten by Emperor Kangxi.

The most noteworthy thing in the backyard is the four large copper pots kept in the main room. The smallest diameter is nearly 2 meters, which is used for cooking porridge during important Buddhist ceremonies.

Telephone

0350-6548690; 4000350236

Time reference

1-3 hours

Transportation

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Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutaishan shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Transport Station, 6:40-18:30, the departure interval ranges from half an hour to one hour depending on the number of people, 73 yuan/person, the journey is about 4 hours (Taiyuan Passenger Transport East Station Address: No. 165, Wulongkou Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, Tel. 0351-2389052);

Train: There are three trains from Taiyuan Station to Mount Wutai every day, 7:28, 19:15, 22:05, the journey takes 4-6 hours, and the hard seat costs 15.5-37.5 yuan.

Wutai Mountain Station is located in Shahe Town, Fanzhi County, 54 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station, 20 yuan/person, 2 hours' drive;

Internal transportation in the scenic area

Environmental-friendly vehicles: Environmentally-friendly vehicles in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area travel to and from various scenic spots and hotels. The price is 50 yuan per person and is sold in combination with the mountain entry fee. You must purchase it regardless of whether you ride it or not. You can ride it multiple times. ;

To climb the five platforms, you need to take the platform bus at Dailuoding. A single platform is 70-80 yuan per person, and a five-station combo ticket is 350 yuan. The operating hours are 7:30-16:00. ;

Tickets

General admission: 10 RMB (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)

Opening hours

08:00-17:00; last admission time: 17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)

Attraction location

Shanxi In Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Wutai County, Xinzhou City (about 500 meters northeast of Xiantong Temple)

5. Dongtai Wanghai Peak

Introduction

Wutai Mountain The east platform is called Wanghai Peak, located 10 kilometers east of Taihuai Town, with an altitude of 2,795 meters and an area of ??more than 100 acres. The Wanghai Tower was once built on the top of the platform.

When the weather is fine in summer, when dawn comes over it, you can see the red sun gushing out from the end of the sea of ??clouds. Poet Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association of China, once visited Dongtai in 1981 and immediately chanted: "On the top of Dongtai, furs are still on in midsummer, the sky is dressed in rosy clothes to welcome the sunrise, the peaks are rising, the clouds are floating on the sea, and China is full of vitality."

Time reference

1-3 hours

Transportation

Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutaishan shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Station, 6:40- 18:30, the departure interval ranges from half an hour to one hour depending on the number of people, 73 yuan/person, and the journey takes about 4 hours (Taiyuan East Passenger Transport Station address: No. 165 Wulongkou Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, Tel. 0351-2389052);

Train: There are three trains from Taiyuan Station to Wutai Mountain every day, 7:28, 19:15, 22:05. The journey time ranges from 4 to 6 hours, and the hard seat costs 15.5-37.5 yuan.

Wutai Mountain Station is located in Shahe Town, Fanzhi County, 54 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station, 20 yuan/person, 2 hours' drive;

Internal transportation in the scenic area

Environmentally friendly vehicles: Environmentally friendly vehicles in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area travel between various scenic spots and hotels. The price is 50 yuan per person and is sold together with the mountain entry fee. You must purchase it regardless of whether you ride it or not, and you can ride it multiple times;

Platform bus: To reach the top of Wutai, you need to take the platform bus at Dailuoding. A single trip to the platform costs 70-80 yuan per person, and a five-taiwan joint ticket costs 350 yuan. The operating hours are 7:30-16:00;

Tickets

Free

tips:

*Tickets are included in the Wutai Mountain Pass

Opening hours

08 : 40-17:00 (all day) (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)

Attraction location

Taihuai, Fanzhi County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province In the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area of ??the town

6. Foguang Temple

Introduction

Foguang Temple has a long history and precious Buddhist cultural relics in the temple, so it is known as the "Buddha's Light of Asia". The main hall in the temple, the East Hall, was built in the 11th year of Dazhong in the Tang Dynasty, that is, 857 AD. In terms of construction time, it is second only to the main hall of Nanchan Temple in Wutai County, which was built in the third year of Jianzhong of the Tang Dynasty (782 AD), and the King Guangren Temple in Ruicheng County, which was built in the fifth year of Dahe of the Tang Dynasty (831 AD). It ranks third among wooden buildings. Tang Dynasty architecture of Foguang Temple. Tang Dynasty sculptures, Tang Dynasty murals, and Tang Dynasty inscriptions are of high historical and artistic value and are known as the "Four Wonders".

Time reference

1-3 hours

Opening hours

08:30-17:00 (January 1-12 Monday - Sunday, March 31)

Attraction location

50 meters east of Z051, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

7. Wutai Mountain Scenic Area-Nanshan Temple

Introduction

Nanshan Temple is a large temple in Mount Wutai. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The entire temple has seven floors. Its scale is second to none in Mount Wutai, and it hangs on a steep hillside, adding to its grandeur.

The entire building complex of Nanshan Temple is composed of seven floors and three parts. The lower three floors are called Jile Temple, the upper three floors are called Youguo Temple, and the middle floor is called Shandetang. The temple was founded in Liang Chong and in the Yuan Dynasty. It was called "Great Wansheng Youguo Temple" at that time. It was built again during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and was called Jile Temple. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the monk Puji, the abbot of the temple, raised a huge sum of money to combine the three original parts into one, called Nanshan Temple. The construction lasted for 23 years and finally formed the scale it has today.

Telephone

0350-6549995

Time reference

1-3 hours

Transportation

The scenic spot is located in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There are the following ways to reach Wutai Mountain

Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutai Mountain shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Station, 6:40-18:30, the departure interval is half an hour to one hour depending on the number of people Hours vary, 73 yuan/person, the journey takes about 4 hours (Taiyuan East Passenger Transport Station address: No. 165 Wulongkou Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, phone 0351-2389052);

Train: Taiyuan Station every day There are three trains to Wutaishan, 7:28, 19:15, and 22:05. The journey time ranges from 4 to 6 hours, and the hard seat costs 15.5-37.5 yuan.

Wutai Mountain Station is located in Shahe Town, Fanzhi County, 54 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station, 20 yuan/person, 2 hours' drive;

Internal transportation in the scenic area

Environmentally friendly vehicles: Environmentally friendly vehicles in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area travel between various scenic spots and hotels. The price is 50 yuan per person and is sold together with the mountain entry fee. You must purchase it regardless of whether you ride it or not, and you can ride it multiple times;

Stage bus: To reach the top of Wutai, you need to take the stage bus at Dailuoding. A single platform is 70-80 yuan per person, and a five-taiwan joint ticket is 350 yuan. The operating hours are 7:30-16:00;

Chartered car: Since self-driving vehicles are not allowed to enter the scenic area, you need to charter a car locally. Reference price: Santana 1,600 yuan for three people for three days

Tickets

Tickets are included in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area Pass

Opening hours

06:00-19:00 (summer), 06:00-17:00 (winter) (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday )

Attraction location

In Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, about 2 kilometers away from Taihuai Town

8. Wannian Ice Cave

Introduction

It is located in Madigou Village, Chunjingwa Township, 50 kilometers west of Ningwu County, next to the tourist line, at an altitude of 2,300 meters. According to on-site inspections by cave experts from the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was determined that this cave was formed during the Quaternary Ice Age of the Cenozoic Era, about three million years ago, hence the name Wannian Ice Cave

Tel

0350-4785318

Time reference

1-3 hours

Tickets

Adult ticket 120 yuan/person

Opening hours

08:00-18:00 (all day) (Monday-Sunday, May 1st - October 31st)

Attraction location

Madigou Village, Chunjingwa Township, Dongzhai Town, Ningwu County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

9. Shuxiang Temple

Introduction

The establishment of Shuxiang Temple In the Yuan Dynasty, it was known as the five major Zen places together with Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Peak and Luohu Mountain. It was also one of the top ten temples in Qingmiao. Legend has it that it was shaped according to the appearance of Qianlong. Because it is a place where the Queen Mother and Emperor often visit, the facilities are relatively sophisticated and have a garden style. The Manjusri Bodhisattva in the Manjusri Hall of Shuxiang Temple is the largest Manjusri Bodhisattva statue in Mount Wutai. There are pictures of Five Hundred Arhats painted on the three walls of the hall, which look like a picture of the Buddhist world. It condenses the Buddhist world of ancient India. There is also an Arhat squatting on a pillar in the hall. Legend has it that he is the Chinese monk Jigong. Below the archway of Shuxiang Temple, there is a spring that is warm in winter and cool in summer, crystal clear and gurgling. This is the "Prajna Spring" that people regard as a holy spring. There are many springs in Wutai Mountain, the famous ones include Prajna Spring, Ma Pao Spring, Baisha Spring, Ganlu Spring, Zhuoxi Spring, Mingyue Pool, etc. Among them, Prajna Spring is the most revered by Buddhists.

Time reference

1-3 hours

Transportation

The scenic spot is located in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There are the following ways to reach Wutai Mountain

Bus: Take the Taiyuan-Wutaishan shuttle bus from Taiyuan East Passenger Station, 6:40-18:30, the departure interval ranges from half an hour to an hour depending on the number of people, 73 yuan/person, the journey is about 4 hours (Taiyuan East Passenger Station Address: No. 165, Wulongkou Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, Tel. 0351-2389052);

Train: There are three trains from Taiyuan Station to Wutai Mountain every day, 7:28, 19:15, 22: 05, the journey takes 4-6 hours, and the hard seat costs 15.5-37.5 yuan.

Wutai Mountain Station is located in Shahe Town, Fanzhi County, 54 kilometers away from Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. There is a bus to Taihuai Town in front of the train station, 20 yuan/person, 2 hours' drive;

Internal transportation in the scenic area

Environmentally friendly vehicles: Environmentally friendly vehicles in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area travel between various scenic spots and hotels. The price is 50 yuan per person and is sold together with the mountain entry fee. You must purchase it regardless of whether you ride it or not, and you can ride it multiple times;

Stage bus: To reach the top of Wutai, you need to take the stage bus at Dailuoding. A single platform is 70-80 yuan per person, and a five-taiwan joint ticket is 350 yuan. The operating hours are 7:30-16:00;

Chartered car: Since self-driving vehicles are not allowed to enter the scenic area, you need to charter a car locally. Reference price: Santana 1,600 yuan for three people for three days

Tickets

Tickets are included in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area Pass

Opening hours

08:00-17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)

Attraction location

Fenglin Valley Pass south of Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

10. Yanmen Pass Scenic Area

Introduction

Yanmen Pass is a world cultural An important part of the heritage Great Wall and a national key cultural relics protection unit, it is the ancient pass with the longest history, the most frequent wars, the highest visibility and the widest influence. It is known as the "No. 1 Pass in China". In 2001, Yanmen Pass was The State Council of the People's Republic of China announced it as one of the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Yanmen Pass Scenic Area is a tourist area of ??frontier culture, Great Wall culture and pass culture with the historical relics and ruins of Yanmen Pass military defense system as the main landscape resources.

Telephone

0350-6100519

Time reference

1-3 hours

Tickets

Off-season tickets: Full price ticket 60 RMB / Half price ticket 30 RMB (November 1st - March 31st Monday - Sunday of the following year)

Half-price ticket: 1.6 years old (exclusive)-18 Minors who are 18 years old (inclusive);;

2. Full-time undergraduate students or below must present their valid ID.

Free admission: 1. Children 1.2 meters tall and below or 6 years old and below;

2. Seniors 60 years old and above with valid ID;

3. Active duty Military personnel and disabled persons must present valid certificates.

Peak season tickets: full price ticket 90 RMB / half price ticket 45 RMB (April 01 - October 31, Monday - Sunday)

Half price ticket: 1.6 years old (not included) -Minors under 18 years old (inclusive);;

2. Full-time undergraduate students or below must present their valid ID.

Free admission: 1. Children 1.2 meters tall and below or 6 years old and below;

2. Seniors 60 years old and above with valid ID;

3. Active duty Military personnel and disabled persons must present valid certificates.

Tips:

*The above information is for reference only, please refer to the actual disclosure of the scenic spot on that day.

Opening hours

08:00-18:00 (all day); closing time: 17:30 (April 1st - October 31st, Monday - Sunday )

08:30-17:30 (all day); last admission time: 17:00 (November 1st - Monday - Sunday, March 31st of the following year)

tips:

Supplementary instructions: Except for children with a height of 1.2 meters (inclusive) and below, tickets are free, and tickets for other people need to pay

Attraction location

Shanxi Dai County, Xinzhou City, Province